Review of District 9 (2009) by Gregt — 16 Aug 2009
If you want to see the trigger happy military jocks obliterated in blood explosions with the Laser Gun 9000 and a walking mech, this movie is for you.
If you wanted an intelligent look at race relations or a new, more humanistic look at what alien contact might look like, well, you're better off just watching the short film (Alive in Joburg) and stopping there.
As part of the second crowd, I was sorely disappointed to find that this film is essentially the premise of the short, which was well made, if not necessary enlightening, filled in with Hollywood nonsense to the point of incomprehension. The believable and intriguing sets of the original are discarded for the mind-numbing adrenaline fest of another cliche action movie.
But judging by these reviews and the film's $35 million weekend start, I'm in the minority.
This review of District 9 (2009) was written by Gregt on 16 Aug 2009.
District 9 has generally received very positive reviews.
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